.TH FAAD "1" "October 2006" "faad 2.5" ""
.SH NAME
faad \(em Process an Advanced Audio Codec stream

.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B faad 
[options] [\-w | \-o <output_filename> | \-a <output_filename>] input_filename

.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This utility provides a command line interface to libfaad2. This program reads in MPEG\(hy4 AAC files, processes, and outputs them in either Microsoft WAV, MPEG\(hy4 AAC ADTS, or standard PCM formats.

.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
.BI \-a " <filename>" ", \-\^\-adtsout" " <filename>"
Sets the processing to output to the specified file in MPEG\(hy4 AAC ADTS format 
.TP
.BI \-b " <number>" ", \-\^\-bits" " <number>"
Set the output (individual) sample format. The number takes one of the following values:
.RS
.RS
1: 16\(hybit PCM data (default).
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2: 24\(hybit PCM data.
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3: 32\(hybit PCM data.
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4: 32\(hybit floating\(hypoint data.
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5: 64\(hybit floating\(hypoint data.
.RE
.RE
.TP
.B \-d ", \-\^\-downmix"
Set the processing to downsample from 5.1 (surround sound and bass) channels to 2 channels (stereo). 
.TP
.BI \-f " <number>" ", \-\^\-format" " <number>"
Set the output file format. The number takes one of the following values:
.RS
.RS
1: Microsoft WAV format (default).
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2: Raw PCM data.
.RE
.RE
.TP
.BI \-g
Set the processing to not perform gapless decoding.
.TP
.B \-h ", \-\^\-help"
Shows a usage summary.
.TP
.B \-i ", \-\^\-info"
Shows information about the about the input file.
.TP
.BI \-l " <number>" ", \-\^\-objecttype" " <number>"
Sets the MPEG\hy(4 profile and object type for the processing to use. The number takes one of the following values:
.RS
.RS
1: Main object type.
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2: Low Complexity (LC) object type (default).
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4: Long Term Prediction (LTP) object type.
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23: Low Delay (LD) object type.
.RE
.RE
.TP
.BI \-o " <filename>" ", \-\^\-outfile" " <number>"
Sets the filename for processing output.
.TP
.B \-q ", \-\^\-quiet"
Quiet \- Suppresses status messages during processing.
.TP
.B \-t ", \-\^\-oldformat"
Sets the processing to use the old MPEG\(hy4 AAC ADTS format when outputting in said format.
.TP
.B \-w ", \-\^\-stdio"
Sets the processing output to be sent to the standard out.

.SH "AUTHOR"
Matthew W. S. Bell <matthew (at) bells23.org.uk>

.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBfaac\fP(1)